Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,217 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
Wolfisheim grades B+ overall: better than 72% of compared French towns, and #34 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 50% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is safety (A+): an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Wolfisheim with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Wolfisheim, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1934.
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Wolfisheim. Best known first.
FortFort Frère3.3 km north, in OberhausbergenFortFortFort Kléberin townMuseumMuseumMusée Vodou4.5 km east, in StrasbourgChâteauChâteauChâteau de Breuschwickersheim4.7 km west, in BreuschwickersheimFortFortBreuscheckschlössel3.6 km east, in StrasbourgPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wolfisheim.
More of the graded crimes in Wolfisheim were criminal damage than anything else (2025). Recorded offenses locally came to 41 in 2025.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 10.9% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Walking, cycling and public transport carried nearly a quarter of commuters at the census. The median disposable income was €29,050 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (€27,505) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Wolfisheim: 1,350, for 1,950 residents in work (0.7 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
France’s property-sale records don’t cover Alsace and Moselle, which keep their own land register, so the Cost Grade here uses rent alone.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. 7.4% of its homes were built before 1919, close to both Bas-Rhin’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 70% passed the bac pro, of 142 candidates at 2 lycées. Its collèges and lycées rank #61 of 77 in Bas-Rhin on results. Collège pupils travel 1.3 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Katia et Maurice KrafftNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 115 | 85%−3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Marcel RudloffNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 289 | 92%±0 pts |
| Collège ÉrasmeBest against expectations: 21 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 81 | 91%+21 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 count for 15% of the people here. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, in line with Bas-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Wolfisheim is 43.7.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Wolfisheim | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Bas-Rhin: 85 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 355 deaths in Wolfisheim between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 360: 1% below. Its care home for older people (42 places) counts its residents as Wolfisheim’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. This Bas-Rhin town has 5 family doctors.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Wolfisheim has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église protestante Saint-Pierre: Photo: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Wolfisheim as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfisheim | 4,217 | — | B+ | D | A+ | B− |
| Oberschaeffolsheim | 2,597 | 0.9 | — | D | — | A− |
| Eckbolsheim | 7,157 | 1 | B+ | D | B− | A |
| Oberhausbergen | 5,857 | 1.6 | B− | D− | B− | C+ |
| Achenheim | 2,637 | 1.9 | — | D− | — | A |
| Lingolsheim | 20,826 | 2.2 | C+ | D | B+ | B− |
| Holtzheim | 3,850 | 2.3 | — | D | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A+ for safety, #12 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns and #61 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. 92% of 289 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Marcel Rudloff in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Wolfisheim is a commune of 4,217 people in the Eurométropole de Strasbourg. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.